A video posted online early Sunday morning that shows what appears to be the beheaded corpse of Islamic State group hostage Kenji Goto has left his family and friends speechless and in anguish. Goto’s 78-year-old mother, Junko Ishido, was barely able to speak as ...

The mother of hostage Kenji Goto said Thursday she is pinning all her hopes on the government of Shinzo Abe, as she believes he can bring her son home alive. “Japan is a smart country. I have a 100 percent faith in (the nation’s) ...

Associates of Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto called for his release Wednesday, as another apparent deadline in the crisis loomed. A recording that appeared on the Internet on Tuesday night showed a haggard-looking Goto in a still image accompanied by an audio recording. In ...

The government says Saturday’s video containing what appears to be the corpse of hostage Haruna Yukawa is probably authentic, but less certain is whether the same can be said of the voice on the recording claiming in English to be Kenji Goto. The government ...

The distraught mother of a Japanese journalist held captive by the Islamic State group made an eleventh-hour plea for her son’s safe release Friday morning. She urged the government to do whatever it takes to free Kenji Goto, suggesting that it should pay the ...